erik-magneto-lensherr:

 Ah, Circe. How are you this afternoon?

Lovely as always. And you, Magneto? 

erik-magneto-lensherr:

Good afternoon.

Doesn’t appear to be looking so good for you, love. 

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laraboltripley:

I am not afraid of anything. I don’t fear death because it is inevitable, I don’t fear the dark because it is just void of light, I definitely don’t fear my power because it is who I am. I don’t find a use to constantly run ‘round messing with the weather because there is no point in it. I don’t strike people down with lightning just because they somehow managed to anger me. It is self-control, it is knowing to repress impulses that can harm either myself or others that make me different from a lot of mutants as well as humans. Just because they fear us, want us opressed, it doesn’t mean I should have a disdain for everyone. There are a few, I am sure, that are horrible people, people that want nothing more than to see us burn in the most firey depths of hell. But to say that I don’t understand them? I can’t. I do understand them, for a time I was afraid of my own kind because of people who are hell bent on hurting people. Who is to say there aren’t mutants out there that dislike what they are. Are we going to wage a war against our own kind? Can we not all live in a unified existence? We have colored people, white people trying to overcome the social norms! There is a peaceful movement for it! Can we not do the same? Must we use force? Must we run around waving our mutant flag high saying we are better than everyone else? No, there is no need. The moment you go and try to force people to believe in a certain way, the more they will fight against it. In time, Aeron, we will prevail and we will live in some sort of copacetic environment. Rushing things will only assure our downfall.

As for our intelligence, you and I both are very aware that we have incredible mental power. I believe we both are very beautiful beings and I don’t doubt that you could somehow give me quite the challenge, if we were to ever have such a thing. I am not going to toss myself at any man.

Love, are you telling me you have no fears? Because if so, I will be the first to tell you that that is the biggest lie I have heard in all my twenty-three years. Really. Even I, who has overcome everything that I have ever been afraid of, still admit to being hesitant and scared at times. If you claim to be afraid of nothing, then I’m afraid you are far less intelligent than you led me to believe. You have changed the subject, dear, to one about powers. If you are too afraid of admitting your fears, perhaps what you fear is fear itself, and that, Lara, is the most deadly of them all. While I agree with your viewpoint on self control, there is a point where one practices it too often and therefore never allows their true emotions or wants to rear their heads. You should have disdain with them, no matter how much you wish to believe that you should not. I can see through this mask you’ve put up of the ideal X-Men figure, and I can see that you are doubting more and more each minute if you are on the wrong side. With each mutant sob story you hear, your heart aches as if it is your own, and it is yet another burden against the humans you must carry. Peaceful? Do you not see that they are too repressed? Do you wish to be beaten by police officers and raped because we are different, hm? Do you wish them to trap us in cells, as they did Emma, in order to keep us tamed, like animals. Rushing things will do the very opposite. As long as we are prepared, the humans will not have time to rally against us… It’ll be very easy to take them. 

I’m glad we agree on something, Lara. It is a… refreshingly familiar sensation. 

(Source: aeronbeaumont-circe)

laraboltripley:

Yes, but ideas change, people change, Aeron. What once united us as friends have seemingly drove some sort of wedge between you and I. Do you not understand that people fear what might be different? Despite them having caused us trouble, us going on living our lives is not going to affect them in the least. We aren’t going out into the streets and creating irreparable damages, something Erik would probably be more than willing to do. He will do nothing but ostracize us more if his plans are ever worked out completely and put into action. Charles, on the other hand, wants to ease us into society. I cannot say I was bullied, I don’t have the most obvious abilities, but it doesn’t mean I didn’t suffer like the rest and it certainly doesn’t give you some sort of edge over me or anyone else. That is Erik speaking, not you. You cannot honestly believe that there aren’t people out there that want what is best for us! We are, after all, still somewhat human! Granted, if you wish to channel your inner goddess, nobody would ever stop you, though it is quite entertaining to think that you have to somehow rely on your powers to make an impression. Oh, I am not doubting your intelligence, but you should not doubt mine as well.

Believe me, Lara, I understand that people fear what is different from everything they know. But there are different methods to overcome it, aren’t there? The question is, which one is better? Haven’t you been taught to face your fears head on? For example, if you’re afraid to use your mutation, which you undoubtedly are, considering most mutants are. However, you simply force yourself to use it, don’t you? And you explore to find out just how far you can take it. You don’t sit there, letting your fear consume you… If you do, you’re a coward. Humans are cowards, Lara, or at least most of them are. They believe we are monsters because they are too afraid to see what we really are, which is the superior race. They have a right to be afraid of us after they treat us the way they do, just as a child should fear their mother after they get in trouble at school or doodle on the walls. The only way they can understand us is by force, and you know, deep down in your heart, that that is true. I do believe that there are people out there who want whats best for us, and I believe they are my brethren. As for the humans, I have nothing but contempt. I do not need to rely on my powers, dear. In fact, I would probably have an edge if my power were something as pathetic as the ability to produce knives from my navel. I do not doubt your intelligence, Lara. In fact, I have nothing but respect for you and who you are… It is your actions, or rather lack of them, that I judge so harshly. 

(Source: aeronbeaumont-circe)

laraboltripley:

How can I forget such a time when you and I once were true friends, two people who, at one point, had a common interest. Now it seems that your ideals of what right and wrong is has been completely blurred. There is no need to go causing trouble in people’s lives just because they don’t understand us. That is one of the main reasons why I stayed. Charles understands that we cannot force ourselves onto humans, but at the same time I don’t agree with his methods because I fear he will never find an appropriate time to come to light. Erik, now any time is the right time for him, however his methods in doing so are far too erratic and not thoroughly thought out. The man is somehow wanting to enslave the human population and force them to understand us, not giving them a choice. It is very sad to think that he once was in a similar situation, and we all know about those dark times. My apologies for having done that, but it was a statement I made purely based on your attitude. However, I don’t regret it and I am finding this to be quite enjoyable. It seems you and I have both gone on the defensive about Erik Lensherr and our opinions of him. If you want to pretend to be a goddess of myth, by all means try your best. While you are busy trying to coerce him with your body, I shall use my mind, that is, if we actually were making this a challenge.

Lara, if you do not forget, we were the best of friends due to a variety of factors. First, there was our similar ages, and then our love of being mutants… My ideas? Oh, love, I am amused at how you suddenly claim that I am the alleged bad guy in this situation. Perhaps it was not that my ideas changed, but that yours could not! Humans who do not understand us have provided nothing but trouble for mutants. Have you never been bullied because of your power? Have you ever been called a freak because you could sprout horns or wings? I guarantee that you have not experienced the torture of being called unicorn or birdy because you accidentally were caught shapeshifting. Have you ever had people roar at you when you had no one to go to? No. Any time is right, dear, because they will find out about us anyways. They don’t deserve a choice, considering when they are given it, they throw it away and continue to mock us! There is no understanding to be gained from the likes of them, as they are horrid, and the irony of it all is that they, as humans, lack humanity! Erik wishes not to be controlled and taken into captivity once more. His reasoning for doing what he does is completely just. Try my best? Dear, it is my mutation to recall on Greek myths and monsters, and perhaps the goddess could be called upon as well. Do you believe I cannot use my mind, love? Have you forgotten the level of intelligence I possess? I assure you, Erik has not. 

(Source: aeronbeaumont-circe)